Zion Church of San Clemente
Communications & Content Coordinator
San Clemente, CA
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Part time
The Communications & Content Coordinator serves as the communications leader of Zion Church, responsible for building and leading the systems, people, and processes that help the church communicate with clarity, excellence, and purpose. Reporting to the Executive Pastor, this role owns Zion's communication strategy, communication planning, and creative operations, ensuring ministry leaders, volunteers, contractors, and creative partners are equipped to execute church-wide communications effectively. Working alongside ministry leaders, the Design Coordinator, creative contractors, and volunteers, this role leads communication initiatives from planning through execution by building scalable systems, establishing clear priorities, developing teams, and strengthening creative partnerships. Success in this role is measured not by personally creating every piece of content, but by building an environment where the right people, processes, and resources consistently produce excellent communication. This role also leads Zion's volunteer Creative Team by recruiting, developing, coaching, and empowering volunteers across photography, videography, social media, design, and content creation. Through intentional leadership and operational excellence, this role exists to ensure that Zion’s mission, vision, and message are communicated clearly, consistently, and effectively—creating clear pathways for people to encounter Jesus, community, and discipleship.
Description
FIT
A great Communications & Content Coordinator is a builder, organizer, and team developer. They naturally bring clarity to complexity, think proactively, and excel at leading projects, developing people, and creating systems that help others succeed. They are highly organized, relational, creative-minded, and dependable, with the ability to balance strategy and execution while leading through influence. They are spiritually grounded, servant-hearted, aligned with Zion's mission and culture, and passionate about helping people encounter Jesus through clear, effective communication.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications Leadership & Ministry Partnership
- Serve as the primary communications partner for ministry leaders, helping ministries plan and execute effective communication strategies.
- Own Zion's church-wide communications calendar, planning process, and project workflows.
- Prioritize communication requests while balancing organizational priorities and ministry needs.
- Lead communication projects from planning through execution, ensuring deadlines, approvals, and deliverables are completed with excellence.
- Build systems and processes that improve communication effectiveness and reduce last-minute requests.
Church-Wide Communications
- Oversee church-wide communication across email, sms, Planning Center, website, and social media platforms.
- Own the execution and quality of Zion's core communication deliverables, including newsletters, email campaigns, website updates, event pages, Planning Center registrations, weekend communication assets, and ministry promotions.
- Ensure all public-facing communication is accurate, timely, consistent, and aligned with Zion's mission, voice, and brand.
- Oversee weekly sermon presentation slides and communication assets in partnership with the Design Coordinator.
- Lead communication planning and promotion for church-wide events and ministry initiatives.
Creative Operations & Brand Stewardship
- Lead creative planning for sermon series, seasonal campaigns, church-wide initiatives, and major events.
- Develop creative briefs and manage creative projects from concept through final delivery.
- Partner with the Design Coordinator, contractors, and creative volunteers to ensure projects are completed on time and with excellence.
- Oversee storytelling initiatives through video, photography, email, web, and social media that celebrate life change and support Zion's mission.
- Steward Zion's visual identity by ensuring consistency across digital, print, presentation, and environmental communications.
Creative Team Leadership
- Lead, recruit, develop, and shepherd Zion's volunteer Creative Team across photography, videography, social media, content capture, design, and creative support.
- Build healthy leadership pathways that help volunteers grow personally, spiritually, and in their creative gifting.
- Equip volunteers with the vision, coaching, tools, and support needed to execute creative projects with excellence.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, encouragement, and continuous development.
- Lead Sunday creative operations by ensuring volunteers are prepared, supported, and positioned for success.
Communication Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Build and improve communication workflows, request processes, templates, and approval systems.
- Manage relationships with creative contractors, vendors, and external partners.
- Monitor communication effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and engagement.
- Prepare communication insights and recommendations that strengthen Zion's communication strategy and ministry impact.
WHAT A TYPICAL WEEK LOOKS LIKE
Part-Time | 29 Hours Per Week
Required In-Person Schedule
- Sunday | 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Tuesday | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Additional in-person meetings, planning sessions, volunteer development, and major event preparation may be required as ministry needs arise.
Remaining weekly hours are completed remotely through communication planning, project management, website and social media oversight, content coordination, creative collaboration, volunteer leadership, and ministry support. Additional flexibility is expected during Easter, Christmas, conferences, and other major church events, with hours balanced within part-time expectations.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in communications, marketing, project management, content coordination, or a related field.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects involving multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Ability to recruit, develop, and lead volunteers while building healthy teams.
- Alignment with Zion Church's mission, vision, values, and leadership culture.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience serving on a church staff or within a nonprofit organization.
- Experience overseeing communications across multiple digital platforms.
- Experience managing creative projects, storytelling initiatives, or video production.
- Familiarity with website management, email marketing, social media management, and digital analytics.
- Experience using Planning Center, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, Mailchimp, or similar communication platforms.
DESIRED ATTRIBUTES
• Highly organized and proactive
• Clear communicator and strong collaborator
• Creative-minded and detail-oriented
• Able to bring clarity to complexity
• Servant-hearted, dependable, and trustworthy
• Comfortable taking ownership and leading through influence
COMPENSATION
Employment Status: Part-Time (29 hours per week)
Hourly Rate: $25 - 27 per hour DOE
Location: Hybrid (in-person presence required some days a week)
Salary
$25 - $27 per hour